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Morning Read: Vacation's Over, Now Back to Work

The men of the United States national team are done with the holiday break and returning to the field in Europe; the future of Robbie Rogers hangs in the balance; a USMNT roster surprise?

BY
Noah Davis
Posted
January 04, 2013
3:22 AM

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Tom Marshall takes a nice look at the contingent of Americans playing in Mexico. Quick thoughts and questions: Boy, there are a lot of them. Can Jonathan Bornstein find his swag? (Did he ever have swag?) How will Joe Corona, Edgar Castillo, and Greg Garza (and Alejandro Guido and Stevie Rodriguez) fare this season with shock champion Club Tijuana? And will Jose Torres see the field for the United States in 2013?

The United States roster will come out on Sunday and it will have at least one "minor" surprise. Who ya got? Oguchi Onyewu? Aron Johannsson? Brian Sciaretta?

Robbie Rogers' loan deal with Stevenage runs out on January 15. There's no word on if he'll return to Leeds or end up with another club. He's made nine appearances since August with the League One club.

It's back to the grind for some American footballers in Europe:

Flying back to Vienna. Cant wait for preseason to start, I miss soccer